NY subpoenas MetLife, Pru on soldier death benefits (Reuters)
Reuters - New York's attorney general has subpoenaed MetLife Inc and Prudential Financial Inc as part of a probe into whether life insurers are defrauding families of deceased military personnel by siphoning off millions of dollars of death benefits for themselves.
Thousands of Arlington graves 'unmarked': US Senate (AFP)

A sentinel marches as the sun rises above the Tomb of the Unknowns at the Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia. US military authorities lost track or mishandled remains at thousands of gravesites at Arlington National Cemetery, where many national heroes are buried, a Senate report revealed Thursday.(AFP/File/Tim Sloan)AFP - US military authorities lost track or mishandled remains at thousands of gravesites at Arlington National Cemetery, where many national heroes are buried, a Senate report revealed Thursday.
US Army failing troubled troops at home: general (AFP)

US soldiers stand along a road in Jalalabad, Afghanistan, in 2009. The US Army on Thursday said leadership and discipline have deteriorated at bases in the United States, with officers missing warning signs of soldiers on the verge of suicide.(AFP/File/Khan Wali Kamran)AFP - The US Army on Thursday said leadership and discipline have deteriorated at bases in the United States, with officers missing warning signs of soldiers on the verge of suicide.
4 killed in plane crash at Alaska military base (AP)

A plume of smoke is seen after a plane crashes on the Elmendorf Air Force in Anchorage, Alaska, Weds., July 28, 2010. The Alaska National Guard says a military cargo plane has crashed at Elmendorf Air Force Base in Anchorage. Alaska National Guard spokesman Maj. Guy Hayes confirmed the Wednesday evening crash of a C-17. (AP Photo/Roger Herrera)AP - The deadly crash of a military cargo plane on a training mission occurred just about a minute after it took off from a runway at an Alaska base, officials said Thursday.
Northrop Grumman 2Q profit soars, raises year view (AP)

FILE - This file photo made July 23, 2010, shows the ceremonial bunting drapes over the third U.S. Coast Guard National Security cutter Stratton (WMSL 752) in Pascagoula, Miss., at the Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding facility. Defense contractor Northrop Grumman Corp. said Thursday, July 29, its second-quarter earnings nearly doubled and it raised its outlook for the year. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File)AP - Defense contractor Northrop Grumman Corp. said Thursday its second-quarter earnings nearly doubled, partly due to a tax benefit, and it raised its outlook for the year.
Four killed in military plane crash in Alaska: air force (AFP)

A US Air Force C-17 cargo plane takes off in Afghanistan in 2009. A US military C-17 plane crashed during a training mission at the Elmendorf base in Alaska, killing all four crew members aboard, an Air Force spokesman said Thursday.(AFP/File/Manan Vatsyayana)AFP - A US military cargo plane crashed during a training mission at the Elmendorf base in Alaska, killing all four crew members aboard, an Air Force spokesman said Thursday.
Philippines to get U.S. precision missiles: document (Reuters)
Reuters - Washington has pledged to provide the Philippines with $18.4 million worth of precision-guided missiles this year to use in its fight against Islamist militants in the south, according to a military document seen by Reuters.
China conducts naval drill in disputed southern seas (Reuters)
Reuters - Chinese naval forces have carried out a series of drills in the South China Sea, the Defense Ministry said on Thursday, strategic waters which are disputed by a number of Southeast Asia countries.
Family of victims sues over Marine jet crash in SD (AP)
AP - The family of four people killed in the crash of a Marine Corps jet in a San Diego County neighborhood two years ago sued the federal government and Boeing Wednesday.
US: Drills sent 'clear message' to NKorea (AP)

South Korean protesters shout slogans during a rally against South Korea's joint military exercises with the United States near the U.S. Embassy in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, July 28, 2010. North Korea renewed its long-standing demand Wednesday that Washington abandon its 'hostile policy' toward Pyongyang as the U.S. and South Korea held a fourth day of joint military drills. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)AP - For four days, U.S. and South Korean troops fired artillery into the skies and dropped anti-submarine bombs on underwater targets — dramatic exercises meant to warn North Korea not to strike again.
Biden: US troops halted 'chaos' and 'destruction' in Iraq (AFP)

US Vice President Joe Biden, pictured on July 14, declared Wednesday that anti-US forces who wanted to consign Iraq to AFP - US Vice President Joe Biden declared Wednesday that anti-US forces who wanted to consign Iraq to "chaos and destruction" had failed, as he welcomed home a much decorated military unit.
US military investigates contractor work force (AP)
AP - The U.S. military said Wednesday it is clamping down on contracting firms on American military bases using employees whose home countries ban travel to Iraq, raising questions about why the contractors were allowed to work in the country for so long despite the ban.
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